Ecuador Genealogical Records

Ecuador Birth & Baptism Records

Ecuador Catholic Church Records (1565-2011)

An index to and images of registers of baptism, confirmation, marriage, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations; and deaths. The records contain around 15 million entries.

Ecuador Baptism Index (1680-1930)

An index of over 550,000 records of births and baptisms, including parents' names and other details.

Ecuador Marriage & Divorce Records

Ecuador Catholic Church Records (1565-2011)

An index to and images of registers of baptism, confirmation, marriage, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations; and deaths. The records contain around 15 million entries.

Ecuador Marriage Index (1680-1930)

An index to over 270,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Ecuador Death & Burial Records

Ecuador Catholic Church Records (1565-2011)

An index to and images of registers of baptism, confirmation, marriage, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations; and deaths. The records contain around 15 million entries.

Ecuador Catholic Deaths (1800-1920)

An index to around 50,000 death records. The index may contain name, age, gender, parents' names, place of burial and date of burial.

Newspapers Covering Ecuador

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Ecuador Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Ecuador Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Ecuador Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ecuador Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Ecuador

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Ecuador Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ecuador Church Records

Ecuador Catholic Church Records (1565-2011)

An index to and images of registers of baptism, confirmation, marriage, pre-marriage investigations, marriage dispensations; and deaths. The records contain around 15 million entries.

Ecuador Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Historical Description

A State divided into 17 provinces and one territory, on the western side of South America, with a population estimated at 2,000,000 mostly of Spanish descent. The Imports from England in 1920 were valued at £1,365,128; Exports to the United Kingdom 41,666,882.

The mineral and vegetable products of Ecuador are very valuable. There are extensive forests, and the cinchona bark tree is common. Its chief vegetable products are cocoa, cotton, india-rubber, tobacco, fruits, &c., while its minerals consists of gold, quicksilver, lead, iron and copper. Guayaquil, the chief port, has a population of (1920) 100,000. Quito, the capital, has about 70,000, and Cuenca, 30,000.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in Ecuador

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Garcia192,1451:83
2Sanchez189,4001:84
3Zambrano166,9921:95
4Lopez160,1091:99
5Rodriguez149,1241:107
6Vera111,9101:142
7Gonzalez93,2261:171
8Torres92,1191:173
9Mendoza77,9941:204
10Castro77,2771:206
11Perez75,2001:212
12Jimenez71,5731:222
13Flores69,4561:229
14Delgado69,0571:230
15Macias69,0511:230
16Romero68,9951:231
17Espinoza66,2301:240
18Gomez65,9641:241
19Salazar64,0361:248
20Martinez63,7791:249
21Leon62,5771:254
22Andrade61,4981:259
23Castillo59,5361:267
24Ortiz59,4231:268
25Loor59,3811:268
26Moreira59,3431:268
27Ramirez58,3381:273
28Alvarado58,1511:274
29Bravo57,7101:276
30Morales57,3041:278
31Cevallos57,1531:278
32Reyes56,4271:282
33Ruiz56,0861:284
34Suarez54,6881:291
35Diaz54,3121:293
36Alvarez54,2961:293
37Vargas53,9161:295
38Herrera53,0531:300
39Velez52,7891:301
40Guerrero50,3361:316
41Guaman49,3831:322
42Chavez49,2911:323
43Mora46,8571:339
44Cabrera46,0081:346
45Jaramillo44,9901:354
46Paredes44,8791:354
47Molina44,8401:355
48Rivera43,8031:363
49Moran42,0111:379
50Cruz40,9271:389
51Moreno40,4761:393
52Ortega39,1731:406
53Vasquez38,9911:408
54Alcivar38,5151:413
55Medina38,4571:414
56Fernandez37,6771:422
57Arias36,9301:431
58Vega35,0591:454
59Valencia34,2271:465
60Silva34,0711:467
61Aguilar33,5521:474
62Mejia33,4531:475
63Morocho33,3291:477
64Calderon33,3091:478
65Maldonado32,7591:486
66Hidalgo32,3041:492
67Solorzano31,5431:504
68Ponce31,5361:504
69Cordova30,6231:519
70Ramos30,4301:523
71Aguirre30,4091:523
72Cardenas30,3941:523
73Intriago30,2991:525
74Palacios30,1671:527
75Tapia30,0121:530
76Mera29,8851:532
77Hernandez29,2221:544
78Naranjo29,0351:548
79Murillo28,9511:549
80Franco28,7511:553
81Rojas28,4441:559
82Ochoa27,4371:580
83Acosta26,9831:589
84Briones26,6641:597
85Narvaez26,0811:610
86Avila25,5921:622
87Pacheco25,4791:624
88Mero25,3791:627
89Freire25,3201:628
90Chicaiza23,8241:668
91Orellana23,6821:672
92Palma23,6701:672
93Lema23,3861:680
94Campoverde23,3531:681
95Almeida23,3171:682
96Armijos23,1751:686
97Rosero23,1321:688
98Mosquera23,0731:689
99Vaca23,0331:691
100Caicedo23,0301:691
101Miranda22,8891:695
102Guevara22,8801:695
103Figueroa22,8411:696
104Mendez22,7011:701
105Escobar22,4181:710
106Navarrete22,3891:710
107Toapanta22,3461:712
108Ayala22,2391:715
109Saltos22,1611:718
110Lara22,1281:719
111Gutierrez22,0491:721
112Alava22,0201:722
113Calle22,0141:723
114Tomala21,9331:725
115Anchundia21,7661:731
116Guzman21,7181:732
117Cedeno21,5361:739
118Zamora21,5231:739
119Galarza21,2891:747
120Burgos21,0691:755
121Arteaga20,9261:760
122Jacome20,9051:761
123Arevalo20,7711:766
124Santana20,6621:770
125Pozo20,6291:771
126Villacis20,5611:774
127Peralta20,5471:774
128Pincay20,4251:779
129Carrion20,2511:785
130Velasquez20,0061:795
131Santos19,7951:804
132Carrillo19,6611:809
133Quezada19,4471:818
134Yepez19,1011:833
135Bonilla19,0041:837
136Vallejo18,7801:847
137Carrera18,7001:851
138Rivas18,6391:853
139Velasco18,5651:857
140Parraga18,4911:860
141Granda18,1471:877
142Solis18,0621:881
143Coronel18,0341:882
144Veliz17,9861:884
145Coello17,9391:887
146Benavides17,9281:887
147Villamar17,9121:888
148Caiza17,9011:889
149Erazo17,6811:900
150Cueva17,6081:903
151Yanez17,5201:908
152Bermeo17,3841:915
153Lucas17,2911:920
154Holguin17,2231:924
155Espinosa17,2121:924
156Alarcon17,0821:931
157Jara16,9981:936
158Parra16,9201:940
159Correa16,8901:942
160Bustamante16,7891:947
161Salinas16,7481:950
162Parrales16,5601:960
163Padilla16,4291:968
164Merchan16,2531:979
165Quishpe16,2221:981
166Cuenca16,1751:983
167Munoz16,0891:989
168Cortez15,5091:1,026
169Dominguez15,4731:1,028
170Contreras15,4031:1,033
171Aviles15,3841:1,034
172Borja15,3611:1,035
173Guerra15,3281:1,038
173Quiroz15,3281:1,038
175Villavicencio15,2981:1,040
176Luna15,1241:1,052
177Teran15,0821:1,055
178Cadena15,0741:1,055
179Camacho14,9571:1,063
180Hurtado14,8961:1,068
181Rivadeneira14,8521:1,071
182Enriquez14,8041:1,074
183Fajardo14,6661:1,085
184Sarmiento14,5371:1,094
185Carvajal14,4801:1,098
186Angulo14,4571:1,100
187Criollo14,3941:1,105
188Davila14,2771:1,114
189Serrano14,2391:1,117
190Cabezas14,1071:1,128
191Ibarra13,9311:1,142
192Viteri13,9141:1,143
193Yagual13,9041:1,144
194Meza13,8431:1,149
195Astudillo13,8381:1,149
196Vergara13,7071:1,160
197Choez13,6481:1,165
198Baque13,6111:1,169
199Robles13,6001:1,170
200Moncayo13,5131:1,177